Φιλαδελφία G5359
Philadelphia, a city in Lydia (western Asia Minor)
Philadelphia was one of the seven churches addressed in Revelation, located about 28 miles southeast of Sardis in the province of Lydia. The city was founded by Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamum in the second century BC and named for his devotion to his brother. Situated on a major trade route, it became known for its vineyards and temple worship. In Revelation, the church at Philadelphia receives only commendation from Christ, no rebuke—a church with an open door that no one could shut (Revelation 3:8).
Senses
1. sense 1 — The two occurrences in Revelation 1:11 and 3:7 identify Philadelphia as one of the seven churches of Asia Minor receiving John's apocalyptic message. The name itself means 'brotherly love,' and the church lived up to that heritage by its faithful witness despite having 'little strength.' The multilingual glosses maintain the Greek transliteration, as is customary for proper names of ancient cities. 2×
AR["فيلادَلْفِيا"]·ben["ফিলাদেলফিয়ায়"]·DE["Philadelphia"]·EN["Philadelpheia"]·FR["Philadelphia"]·heb["פִילָדֶלְפִיָּה"]·HI["फिलदिलफिया,", "फिलादेलफिया"]·ID["Filadelfia", "Filadelfia,"]·IT["philadelpheia", "philadelpheian"]·jav["Filadélfia"]·KO["빌라델비아"]·PT["Filadélfia"]·RU["Филадельфии", "Филадельфию,"]·ES["Filadelfia"]·SW["Filadelfia", "Filadelfia,"]·TR["Filadelfiya'da"]·urd["فلدلفیہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Φιλαδελφία (Rec. -έλφεια), -ας, ἡ Philadelphia, a city of Lydia: Rev.1:11 3:7.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)